Data is a very important resource in digital economy and is also an important factor of production that stimulates China's economic development. In China, public data is the largest and most widely covered data type. Therefore, public data has enormous potential commercial and social value, and further development and utilization are urgently needed. At present, public data openness in China develops rapidly, but there are still many problems. Based on the existing literature, this paper summarizes the problems of public data opening in China into three aspects: insufficient platform coverage, poor data availability and regional differences. Based on the dialectical development perspective and the current practical situation, this paper points out that the enthusiasm of local governments plays a key role in the development of public data openness, and the lack of enthusiasm of local governments can comprehensively explain the problems of public data openness in China. Therefore, the lack of enthusiasm from local governments is the main factor hindering public data openness in China. On this basis, this paper points out that establishing a paid-use system of public data can effectively stimulate the enthusiasm of local governments, and this paper responds to the debate on establishing a paid-use system of public data. On the one hand, the paid use system of public data can bring benefits to local governments, allowing them to participate in the distribution of data source benefits, thereby enhancing their enthusiasm. By charging fee, local governments can get benefits when firms or agents use public data even when firms or agents are in other provinces. On the other hand, when local governments get benefits from public data openness, and they would promote the healthy and sustainable development of public data openness. The higher quality and more data attract more firms and agents using them, and bring more benefit to local government. However, establishing a paid use system of public data faces four controversies. Firstly, does the government have the right to charge fees? Secondly, is public data openness a public product? Thirdly, will paid-use system reduce economic efficiency? Fourthly, will paid use system lead to excessive reliance on data transfer fees by local finance? This paper responds to all controversies in the above. Finally, this paper proposes four policy recommendations based on the goal of promoting the enthusiasm of local governments and promoting the sustainable development of public data openness. These four recommendations make up a whole system which can stimulates the enthusiasm of local governments, provides macro economic tools for data market, and establishes a data trading system which is a sample for private data trading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]